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Companies of all sizes are moving to cloud computing, taking advantage of immense benefits. In today’s post we hear from Reedy Creek Improvement District on why Microsoft was the best decision for their business in their move to cloud computing!
“Having evaluated cloud...

Working for Microsoft, we're used to having the latest tools to work with, and the productivity tools we are using change for good reasons. -- The tools have come a long way over the years, helping people do new things, and more easily. Today, we'll walk along the path Office has taken, and look at some...

Welcome to the cloud, San Francisco! Earlier today The City and County of San Francisco and Microsoft announced their intent to bring the benefits of cloud computing to over 23,000 municipal employees by migrating the city’s on-premise email to Exchange Online.
San Francisco joins...

Mike Blake, CIO for Hyatt Hotels Corporation, is our guest blogger today and will describe why he made the decision to move to the cloud and why he chose BPOS to meet the needs of Hyatt's employees world-wide. Hyatt Hotels Corporation first began in 1957 when Jay Pritzker purchased the Hyatt House motel...

Each week, we round up industry news and articles you might have missed. Enjoy this week’s selections.
Skype is at home with Microsoft Tony Bates, president of the Skype Division, discusses the success of Skype over the past year.
Microsoft Offers Guidance On Transitioning To Cloud Computing...

Office 365 Product Manager Kumar Venkateswar discussed many of Office 365’s high availability features and described our approach to Service Availability in Office 365 . With cloud service availability in the news and very important to our customers, I knew that those choosing and using cloud services...

Today we hear from UK-based SBFI on why Microsoft was the best decision for their business in their move to cloud computing!
“When we looked at the actual difference in price over a 12-month period, and the amount of grief we’d have gone through with Google, sticking...

We announced
today that the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA ) is ready to go live with the premier productivity cloud
solution: Microsoft Online Services. The
USDA brings us the food pyramid, organic certification, food safety, and the US Forest Service . Now, we can return the favor...

In today’s post we learn from TGE Gas Engineering on why Microsoft was the best decision for their business in their move to expand, and embrace cloud computing!
“ Office 365 fit our needs perfectly. It’s definitely a cost-effective solution that poises us for long...

As part of the Real World with Cloud Services series, we spoke to Doug Herrick, Chief Information Officer for Jefferson Information Technologies at Thomas Jefferson University, about why the university chose to replace its existing on-premises email system with Microsoft Exchange Online through Microsoft...

Today we learn from Novelis on why Microsoft was the best decision for their business in their move to cloud computing!
“By choosing Microsoft Online Services, we got the proven technology in Exchange Online, and we enhanced our collaboration capabilities with Office...

As part of the Real World Microsoft Online Services series, we spoke to Christian Kuttler, Director of Information and Communication Technology at Center Parcs, about replacing Google Apps with the Microsoft Business Productivity Online Standard Suite. Here's what he had to say:
Q: Tell us about...

Organizations of all sizes are making the move to cloud computing. In today’s post we hear from US-based University of Texas at San Antonio on why Microsoft was the best decision for their school.
“Using a hosted email solution, we can reduce our hardware costs, in addition...

I am proud to announce that on September 22 at 1:30pm ET, we are sponsoring our first live Webcast featuring a Serena Software, a customer who has joined BPOS after leaving Google Apps. Sign up now and join us on the 22nd!
Overview: Serena Software, a leading software company in the application development...

Welcome to the Why Microsoft Weekly Roundup! The roundup is a collection of news items from around the web this week. Our goal is to share a variety of conversations about Microsoft products in the community…Enjoy!
Top 5 Picks for This Week:
Announcing the Exchange ActiveSync Logo Program...

Companies of all sizes, all around the world are making the move to cloud computing, with immense benefits. Today we learn from ISS Facility Services A/S why Microsoft was the best decision for their expanding business in their move to embrace cloud computing!
“With Office 365...

Today we hear from Toyota Boshoku on why they choose Office 365, including Exchange Online, in their move to cloud computing!
“It was the summer of 2010 that we took a look at Gmail the first time. The primary appeal was the 25-GB mail capacity per user and inexpensive...

Companies of all sizes, all around the world are making the move to cloud computing, capitalizing on the immense benefits that it has to offer. Today we hear from Harte-Hanks regarding why Microsoft was the best decision for their business in moving away from Lotus Notes to embrace cloud computing! ...

Companies of all sizes, all around the world are making the move to cloud computing in order to take advantage of the immense benefits that it has to offer. In today’s post we discover from Vassiliou Trofinki why Microsoft was the best decision to help their business communicate seamlessly and...

Governments are moving to cloud computing to reap immense benefits. In today’s post we hear from the Municipio de Humacao on why Microsoft cloud solutions were the city’s best choice for email and collaboration!
“The Google programs simply weren’t easy to use...

Companies in many industries, all around the world are taking advantage of immense benefits from cloud computing. Today we hear from Chandris Hotels and Resorts on why Microsoft was the best decision in their move to expand their business and embrace cloud computing!
“ I wasn’t...

If you haven't seen, Google recently announced a new service
for Microsoft Exchange Server: Google
Message Continuity for Exchange Server .
The folks in the Exchange team posted
their thoughts about this new service .
To quickly summarize their point of view: Cumbersome and Costly . I completely...

Companies of all sizes, all around the world move to cloud computing to take advantage of immense benefits. In today’s post we hear from Tyco Flow Control on why Microsoft was the best decision for their business in their move to expand and embrace cloud computing!
“We did...